"How Blacks Have Died for the Right to Vote." Leaflet issued by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Inside is a list of African Americans who were killed from 1955 to 1968: Lamar Smith, George W. Lee, Herbert Lee, Medgar...
In the letter he sends news of his brother Herbert's death (from diphtheria), and he explains that he has been in the Confederate army for several months. At the end is a note to his cousin, Elizabeth, to whom this and other letters were to be...
In the letter Helen discusses the death of Mary Ann's son, Herbert; unreliable mail delivery between the South and the North (referring to the "Flag of Truce" system developed by the United States Postal Service for delivering mail between the...
During the Civil War, Hall served in the 2nd and 3rd Alabama Cavalry. In the letter he discusses relatives and mutual acquaintances (including the death of his brother, Herbert); his experience in the Confederate army; his plans to return home and...
The meeting was led by Don Hallmark and featured the following speakers: Montgomery Mayor Earl James, Dr. Henry Lyon of Highland Avenue Baptist Church, Montgomery Citizens' Council Chairman Carl Herbert Lancaster, and Alabama Attorney General...
2011-09-12
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